EVENT: Android Bootcamp at CTIA
Next week is CTIA. There will be a lot of networking, speeches and knowledge exchange. Once such event is the Android Bootcamp happening on October 7th and 8th at Moscone Center. I’ll be speaking on Thursday, October 7th from 14:00 to 14:55 about Android Application Discovery and Monetization with Patrick Mork from GetJar moderating.
It should be a great conversation as some of my lessons learned from my days in mobile search (2003 to 2007) are still relevant now, more than ever.
Carnival of Mobilists #239
This week I am hosting a double-shot of Carnival of Mobilists, all right before the 2010 CTIA Fall San Francisco Conference. Continue Reading →
AppCircus Launches 2010 Tour
My friend Rudy De Waele from mTrends is organizing a new set of events geared towards getting mobile developers around the world to showcase their creativity.
AppCircus (www.appcircus.com), the unique global travelling showcase of the most innovative and creative apps, today announced the launch of its 2010 Tour. Over the next four months, it will be setting up in most of the major cities across all the continents. There are more than 40 AppCircuses confirmed so far and more are coming through everyday. See the full list of confirmed event cities here (http://www.appcircus.com/events).
Nokia: Six Ways to a Comeback [republished from Bloomberg BusinessWeek]
Nokia faces plenty of tough challenges from Apple, RIM, and Google, but with its recent executive change, Nokia can still rebound
Nokia is the world’s mobile-phone superpower. It holds roughly 40 percent of the global market. In some countries, the brand is even synonymous with the word “phone.” Go anywhere outside the U.S., and you’ll probably have to rely on a Nokia (NOK) phone to get around.
Of course, inside the U.S. it’s a very different story. And that’s the problem.
Over the past two to three years, the mobile-phone giant has become all but obsolete in the U.S. as it failed to develop smartphone devices that could compete with Apple (AAPL), Android, and Research in Motion (RIMM). What worries the company, and many analysts, is that the U.S. revolution could spread globally—gobbling up the rest of its market share. Recent estimates by Gartner predict that by the end of next year, Nokia’s Symbian platform (34 percent) could be surpassed by Apple’s iOS (17 percent) and Google’s Android (22 percent). Sanford C. Bernstein also forecast on Sept. 14 that Android and Apple combined could control 52 percent of the overall smartphone market by the end of 2011. Continue Reading →
Open Letter to Stephen Elop, CEO, Nokia
Dear Mr. Stephen Elop:
Congratulations on your new appointment as CEO of Nokia. This will perhaps be the most challenging roles of your career. Your prior companies where you held management roles were those of ascending and stable in nature, in comparison to your new job at the helm, where things appear to be quite unsettling. I have put together a few areas of concern that hope you can address during your tenure.
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EVENT: SVC Wireless Conference 2010
On September 24th and 25th at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, the Silicon Valley China Wireless Association will be hosting their annual conference andt his year marks their 10th Anniversary.
I will be moderating the Mobile Application Panel at the event and one of the judges for the Mobile Application Competition.
If you’re a developer, it would be great to submit your application!
EVENT: Mobile 2.0 Silicon Valley Event
Our two-day event, presented by the Mobile 2.0 Organizing Committee, focuses on understanding and leveraging Mobile Ecosystems, building and successfully monetizing new Mobile Applications and Services, and exploring Disruptive Mobile Innovation and Business Models.
Should be a good event with one day focused on Developers and one day focused on Business.
Corporate Espionage From My Mobile Phone
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Recently, I have been noticing quite a few people learning to use the Status Update function on LinkedIn. Also, I have been noticing quite a few invites for TripIt and Foursquare. It got me thinking about tracking business colleagues and not just friends. This let me to think about how one could possibly spy on each other with validation and certainty. Here’s how the scenario goes.
2010 CTIA Party List – San Francisco
CTIA is less than a month away and I have begun to post the list of Cocktail, Dinner, Networking, Parties, Receptions and more.
Here is the link: http://www.mobileslate.com/ctia.
Also, if you follow me on twitter (@mobileslate) you will get Daily Reminders about the events for the day.
Where and When iPhone Parking App
My friends, from The M Group, Steve Haney and Jay Miller, launched their first iPhone application and wanted me to write up a review on their application: Where and When.
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab – Better Than the iPad? [UPDATED]
Credit: Pocket Lint
Byline article from Wireless Week
Updated 09/08/2010 15.50 PST
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The Next Subsidized Device – $299 Samsung 46″ HDTV?
While I don’t normally cover televisions as part of my blog, I wanted to feature the Samsung 3D LED HDTVs as a parallel to the mobile industry in this post.
I’ll start here. In the United States, mobile operators have driven adoption of mobile phones to near 95% market penetration, in large part to handset subsidies. Devices that normally costs $500 or more, are marked at 50% off or more, provided that the subscriber is willing to be locked into a 24 month contract. You might still pay an activation fee, but certainly will pay the sales tax, based on the full price of the handset.
It has only been recently that handsets are being sold at stores unlocked and at the unsubsidized price. Even Netbook bundles from mobile operators have had subsidies, locking one into a USB data stick or integrated cellular modem. Continue Reading →